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1842-C $5 Large Date MS

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1842-C $5 Large Date

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1842-C $5 Large Date MS60 NGC. Variety 1....
MS60 NGC
1842-C $5 Large Date MS60 NGC. Variety 1....
$9,000
Sold 6/13/2024
Heritage Auctions
1842-C $5 Large Date MS60 NGC. Variety 1. ...
MS60 NGC
1842-C $5 Large Date MS60 NGC. Variety 1. ...
$8,225
Sold 1/9/2017
Heritage Auctions
1842-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Large Date. Winter-1, the only known dies. Die State I. MS-61 (NGC).
MS61 NGC
1842-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Large Date. Winter-1, the only known dies. Die State I. MS-61 (NGC).
$11,700
Sold 11/1/2022
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1842-C Liberty Half Eagle. Large Date. MS-61 (PCGS).
MS61 PCGS
1842-C Liberty Half Eagle. Large Date. MS-61 (PCGS).
$13,512
Sold 3/31/2017
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1842-C $5 Large Date AU58 PCGS. Winter-1. ...
AU58 PCGS
1842-C $5 Large Date AU58 PCGS. Winter-1. ...
$15,860
Sold 5/1/2026
Heritage Auctions
1842-C $5 Large Date AU58 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
AU58 PCGS
1842-C $5 Large Date AU58 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
$9,600
Sold 7/14/2021
Heritage Auctions
1842-C $5 Large Date MS62 NGC. Variety 1. ...
MS62 NGC
1842-C $5 Large Date MS62 NGC. Variety 1. ...
$17,400
Sold 12/5/2019
Heritage Auctions
1842-C $5 Large Date MS63 NGC. Variety 1. ...
MS63 NGC
1842-C $5 Large Date MS63 NGC. Variety 1. ...
$25,850
Sold 9/29/2013
Heritage Auctions
1842-C $5 Large Date MS64 NGC. Variety 1. ...
MS64 NGC
1842-C $5 Large Date MS64 NGC. Variety 1. ...
$33,614
Sold 1/4/2018
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1842-C $5 Large Date AU55 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
AU55 PCGS
1842-C $5 Large Date AU55 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
$4,935
Sold 7/10/2016
Heritage Auctions
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1842-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Large Date. Winter-1. AU Details--Cleaning (PCGS).
1842-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Large Date. Winter-1. AU Details--Cleaning (PCGS).
$4,148
Sold 9/11/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1842-C $5 Large Date VF35 PCGS. Winter-1. ...
VF35 PCGS
1842-C $5 Large Date VF35 PCGS. Winter-1. ...
$4,026
Sold 7/17/2026
Heritage Auctions
1842-C $5 Large Date XF45 PCGS. Winter-1. The Charlotte branch mint struck just 23,589 half eagles in 1842, beginning with ...
XF45 PCGS
1842-C $5 Large Date XF45 PCGS. Winter-1. The Charlotte branch mint struck just 23,589 half eagles in 1842, beginning with ...
$6,710
Sold 6/15/2026
Heritage Auctions
1842-C $5 Large Date XF45 NGC. CAC. Winter-1....
XF45 NGC CAC
1842-C $5 Large Date XF45 NGC. CAC. Winter-1.... CAC approved
$7,800
Sold 11/13/2025
Heritage Auctions
1842-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Large Date. Winter-1. VF Details--Ex Jewelry (PCGS).
1842-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Large Date. Winter-1. VF Details--Ex Jewelry (PCGS).
$2,280
Sold 4/9/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1842-C $5 Large Date AU53 NGC. Variety 1. ...
AU53 NGC
1842-C $5 Large Date AU53 NGC. Variety 1. ...
$3,960
Sold 1/13/2023
Heritage Auctions
1842-C $5 Large Date AU53 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
AU53 PCGS
1842-C $5 Large Date AU53 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
$5,760
Sold 10/7/2022
Heritage Auctions
1842-C $5 Large Date AU50 ANACS. Mintage 27,432. ...
AU50 ANACS
1842-C $5 Large Date AU50 ANACS. Mintage 27,432. ...
$4,320
Sold 2/27/2022
Heritage Auctions
1842-C $5 Large Date -- Cleaned -- ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. Variety 1. ...
XF40 ANACS
1842-C $5 Large Date -- Cleaned -- ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. Variety 1. ...
$1,586
Sold 4/27/2014
Heritage Auctions
1842-C Liberty Half Eagle. Large Date. Fine-12 (PCGS).
F12 PCGS
1842-C Liberty Half Eagle. Large Date. Fine-12 (PCGS).
$1,351
Sold 4/1/2014
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1842-C $5 Large Date VF25 PCGS. CAC. Variety-1. ...
VF25 PCGS CAC
1842-C $5 Large Date VF25 PCGS. CAC. Variety-1. ... CAC approved
$1,840
Sold 8/14/2011
Heritage Auctions
1842-C $5 Large Date VF35 PCGS. PCGS Population (7/55). NGC Census: (1/78). Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS coin in VF3...
VF35 PCGS
1842-C $5 Large Date VF35 PCGS. PCGS Population (7/55). NGC Census: (1/78). Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS coin in VF3...
$1,725
Sold 12/2/2008
Heritage Auctions
1842-C $5 Large Date VF30 PCGS. ...
VF30 PCGS
1842-C $5 Large Date VF30 PCGS. ...
$1,725
Sold 6/2/2008
Heritage Auctions
F15 ANACS
$1,265
Sold 2/9/2007
Scotsman Coin & Jewelry
VF20
$1,380
Sold 10/20/2006
Scotsman Coin & Jewelry
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